1. Don’t Buy Light Shows — Buy Spectral Range
A lot of devices claim to be “NIR.” Most of them barely peek into the spectrum.
You need 1,350–2,500 nm coverage. That’s the chemical playground where cannabinoids and terpenes show up. Anything less? You’re just shining a flashlight at your buds and hoping for a miracle.
2. Accuracy or Nothing
Look for R² values, RMSE, sample sizes — the real stats that show whether a tool can actually measure what it claims.
No published error margins? No validation data? Walk away.
Valenveras uses hierarchical THC and CBD models, tuned separately for high and low concentrations — because 1% and 20% don’t play by the same rules.
3. Results Now — Not Next Week
Syncing to a laptop? Waiting for an email? Decoding Excel sheets?
Hard pass.
Real tools give you instant results on your phone, with cloud backup for every scan. Because the only thing worse than no data is lost data.
4. One Trick Tools Waste Your Time
THC is key. But CBD, CBG, terpenes, water activity, moisture — these are your roadmap for dialing in harvest, drying, and even strain selection.
If your analyzer can’t handle multiple parameters, it’s not a lab. It’s a toy.
5. If It’s Not Rugged, It’s Useless
You’re not working in a cleanroom. You’re in the field, in the dust, under the sun, sometimes in gloves.
Demand:
- IP65 or better
- Rechargeable batteries
- One-handed operation
- No maintenance BS
If it can’t handle sticky fingers and real weather, leave it on the shelf.
Recap: What You Actually Need
When choosing a cannabis analyzer for growers, demand a device that’s:
✅ Built for growers
✅ Fast, accurate, and field-ready
✅ Covers THC, CBD, terpenes, and more
✅ Transparent with its data
✅ Ready to work when you are
The Valenveras Portable Lab
It’s your lab in the field. Designed for the people doing the growing, the breeding, the real work.
No white coat required.